There are 4 ways to get from Salt Spring Island to Oakland by plane, ferry, bus, or train
Select an option below to see step-by-step directions and to compare ticket prices and travel times in Rome2Rio's travel planner.
Fly to San Francisco International Airport
best- Fly from Ganges Harbor (YGG) to San Francisco International Airport (SFO)plane YGG - SFO
4h 35m$67–313Ferry, bus, train
- Take the ferry from Salt Spring Island to Vancouverferry
- Take the bus from Vancouver to Portland Curbside Bus Stopbus
- Take the train from Portland to Oaklandtrain
32h 1m$258–599Fly to Oakland International Airport
- Fly from Ganges Harbor (YGG) to Oakland International Airport (OAK)plane YGG - OAK
6h 1m$114–592Fly to Sacramento International Airport, train
- Fly from Ganges Harbor (YGG) to Sacramento International Airport (SMF)plane YGG - SMF
- Take the train from Sacramento to Oaklandtrain
7h 41m$147–709
Ganges Harbor (YGG) to San Francisco International Airport (SFO) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Salt Spring Island to Oakland is to fly which costs $65 - $320 and takes 4h 35m.
The fastest way to get from Salt Spring Island to Oakland is to fly which takes 4h 35m and costs $65 - $320.
The distance between Salt Spring Island and Oakland is 807 miles.
The best way to get from Salt Spring Island to Oakland without a car is to ferry and bus and train which takes 32h 1m and costs $250 - $600.
It takes approximately 4h 35m to get from Salt Spring Island to Oakland, including transfers.
There are 892+ hotels available in Oakland.
What companies run services between Salt Spring Island, BC, Canada and Oakland, CA, USA?
Harbour Air Seaplanes, Air Canada, and three other airlines fly from Ganges Harbor (YGG) to San Francisco International Airport (SFO) every 4 hours.
- Website
- alaskaair.com
Flights from Ganges Harbor to San Francisco International Airport via Vancouver, Seattle
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 19m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $55–310
Flights from Ganges Harbor to Oakland International Airport via Vancouver, Seattle
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 42m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $110–600
Flights from Ganges Harbor to Oakland International Airport via Vancouver, Portland
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $110–600
Flights from Ganges Harbor to Sacramento International Airport via Vancouver, Seattle
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 54m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $120–650
Flights from Ganges Harbor to Sacramento International Airport via Vancouver, Portland
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 27m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $120–650
- Website
- aircanada.com
Flights from Ganges Harbor to San Francisco International Airport via Vancouver
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 39m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $55–300
Flights from Ganges Harbor to San Francisco International Airport via Vancouver, Portland
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 36m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $55–300
Flights from Ganges Harbor to Sacramento International Airport via Vancouver
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 30m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $120–650
Flights from Ganges Harbor to Sacramento International Airport via Vancouver, San Francisco International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $130–700
- Website
- united.com
Flights from Ganges Harbor to San Francisco International Airport via Vancouver
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 39m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $55–300
Flights from Ganges Harbor to San Francisco International Airport via Vancouver, Portland
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 36m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $55–300
Flights from Ganges Harbor to Sacramento International Airport via Vancouver
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 30m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $120–650
Flights from Ganges Harbor to Sacramento International Airport via Vancouver, San Francisco International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $130–700
- Website
- southwest.com
Flights from Ganges Harbor to Oakland International Airport via Vancouver, Portland
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 25m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $110–600
Flights from Ganges Harbor to Oakland International Airport via Vancouver, Las Vegas
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 5m
- When
- Monday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $160–1,500
- Website
- delta.com
Flights from Ganges Harbor to San Francisco International Airport via Vancouver, Seattle
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $55–310
Flights from Ganges Harbor to Sacramento International Airport via Vancouver, Seattle
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 57m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $120–650
- Website
- jsx.com
Flights from Ganges Harbor to Oakland International Airport via Vancouver, Las Vegas
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 15m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- $250–1,500
Rome2Rio's guide to Amtrak
Contact Details
- Phone
- +1 800-872-7245
- Website
- amtrak.com
Train from Portland to Oakland
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 32m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $210–460
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
Train from Sacramento to Oakland
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 49m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $25–60
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
- Phone
- +1 (855) 626-8585
- Website
- flixbus.com
Bus from Vancouver to Portland Curbside Bus Stop
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 50m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $40–75
- Schedules at
- flixbus.com
- Phone
- 1-888-223-3779
- Website
- bcferries.com
Ferry from Salt Spring Island to Vancouver
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 23m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- $7–65
- Website
- https://www.bcferries.com
- Book at
- https://www.bcferries.com/RouteSelectionPage
- Schedules at
- https://www.bcferries.com/routes-fares/discover-route-map
- Standard Passenger
- $7–23
- Standard Vehicle + Passenger
- $45–65
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